Abstract
ONE of the important problems that come before the teacher of physics is that of the instruction of medical students in this subject. The problem is a difficult one, because the student often shqws a distaste for the subject, and it is obvious that his aim is to pass an examination which will open a door to freedom from physics. There are many text-books for medical students, but most of them are written merely for examination purposes and are not satisfactory even in this respect. Few are designed to interest the future medical practitioner in principles of wide application in medicine, surgery, and gynaecology. Dr. Russ's book is valuable, in that it is worthy of its title and rouses the interest by pointing continually to the application of physical principles in medicine and to their use in diagnosis and treatment.
Physics for Medical Students.
By Prof. Sidney Russ. Pp. vii + 230. (Edinburgh: E. and S. Livingstone, 1928.) 10s. 6d. net.
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Physics for Medical Students . Nature 122, 919 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122919a0
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